A common system of administrative cooperation and information exchange amongst the competent authorities of the member States (and between those States and the Commission), was introduced by the EU Council in 1992 - with the Regulation (EEC) n. 218 of 27 January 1992 - to ensure the correct application of VAT and an effective contrast against frauds concerning this tax. Afterwards, such a system was reformed with Regulation (EC) n. 1798/2003 of Council, of 7 October 2003 (and its implementing provisions, adopted with Regulation n. 1925/2004 of 29 October 2004), defining ways of cooperation amongst the Member States' administrative authorities responsible for the application of the legislation in the VAT field, to the supplies of goods and services, intra-Community acquisition of goods and importation of goods. The above Regulations also lay down the rules and procedures enabling the competent authorities of the Member States to cooperate and to exchange with each other any information that may help them to effect a correct assessment of VAT.
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